The Ultimate Guide to Blush for Older Women: Placement, Color & More

Tools and materials:

• Blush
• Makeup brush

1. Color density

Let’s talk first of all about color intensity. Stronger and more intense blushes can give you a bit of an overdone look.

Although if you have darker skin, you would need a more intense color. For people with darker skin, paler colors would be too chalky.

Ultimately, it’s up to the individual to decide what intensity of color they want to have, and if you want a stronger color, you can build your color by layering it up a bit.

2. What shape do you apply your blush in?

In terms of application - I think what people get wrong is the shape they create on their cheeks with their blush.

Circular shape

The first possibility is a circular shape, where you do apples on your cheeks. It’s a popular idea that we have cheekbones that are apple-shaped.

I’ve cut out two circles to illustrate what this shape would look like, and you’re looking at something that I think is a bit like an old-fashioned porcelain doll.

I don’t think we want to look like painted dolls, so I’m not sure that circular color is a good idea.

Strip shape

Then you’ve got the idea of contouring, the strips or stripes of color, that would look a bit like this.

We're talking about a thickish line going across our cheeks, and often people create it with bronzer to make a contoured effect where your face looks a bit skinnier.

Again that’s not where the right place to position the blush.

Teardrop shape

I created for myself here what I think is the best shape, a teardrop shape, but of course, it’s going to be on its side.

So it goes from the center of the eye down onto the cheek, where you create that circle on top of your cheekbone. And then you’re lifting it up to a point where it’s level to the corner of the eye.

3. How to apply blush

Now to start applying the makeup. I am cool-toned, so I will go for a pinkier blush. I’m going to use my fingers to pat on in the teardrop shape that I’ve just talked about.

So, I’m going to start with that circular shape on my cheeks, and then I’m going to lift it up until I make it level with the top of my cheeks next to my eye.

Now I’m going to reproduce that effect on the other cheek. 

4. Blending

Once done, I’m going to take my brush and just pat it to blend it in until I’ve got the right level of glow. 

I finished off my makeup look by adding on some lipstick, having already done my eye makeup.

Blush for older women tutorial

I hope you enjoyed learning about how a mature woman should apply blush and how to get the most out of it on your over-60s skin.

Blush is such an easy way to enhance your natural beauty, and I love the feminine, pinky glow it gives me.